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<p><a href="http://hawkcentral.press-citizen.com/article/20100114/HAWKS0104/1140314/1053">Big plays for Jets rookie Shonn Greene [Hawk Central]</a>
- Shonn Greene still thinks about the days when he was lifting couches
instead of carrying footballs. "It wasn't fun," the New York Jets
rookie running back said. "It was a humbling experience."</p>
<p><a href="http://hawkcentral.press-citizen.com/article/20100114/HAWKS0102/1140317/1053">Hawks can't shake empty seats [Hawk Central]</a>
- What happened Tuesday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena was disturbing,
but not just because the Iowa men's basketball team struggled to defeat
an obscure opponent with a lousy record.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.latimes.com/sports/football/nfl/wire/sns-ap-fbn-jets-greene-machine,0,6098766.story">Jets rookie RB Shonn Greene helping carry load for New York's top-ranked running game [LA Times]</a></p>
<p><a href="http://gazetteonline.com/sports/featured-sports/2010/01/13/hawkeyes-happy-with-a-win">Hawkeyes happy with a win [CR Gazette]</a>
- Call it an unlikely scare, ugly or wherever the apt description takes
you. But for Iowaâs players and coaches, theyâll call it a win, and
thatâs enough for now.</p>
<p><a href="http://gazetteonline.com/blogs/on-iowa/2010/01/13/stanzi-love-em-cuz-you-cant-leave-em">Love âem, âcuz you canât leave âem [Marc Morehouse]</a>
- Iowa threw the ball 72 more times this season than last (392-320) and
ran 61 fewer times (454 to 515 in â08). Stanziâs longest completion in
â08, his first season as starter, was 59 yards. This season, he had
long completions of 92, 66 and 54 (in the Orange Bowl to tight end Tony
Moeaki).</p>
<p><a href="http://www.hawkeyesports.com/sports/m-wrestl/spec-rel/011210aad.html">Top-Ranked Hawkeyes To Host #4 Oklahoma State [Hawkeye Sports]</a>
- Top-ranked Iowa (13-0) will host #4 Oklahoma State (8-0-1) Saturday
at 7 p.m. at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. It is a "Gold Rush" event, where
fans are encouraged to wear gold attire to the meet.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.hawkeyenation.com/basketball/hoops-reality">Hoops Reality [Hawkeye Nation]</a>
- However, with Iowa taking a brief one game break from its Big Ten
schedule that resulted in a win last night in front of âfriends and
familyâ in Carver Hawkeye Arena, perhaps this keyboard will be
cathartic.</p> <br><a href="http://www.iowahawkeyes.net/hawks/blog/post.cfm?p=friday-morning-hawkeye-news-jan-15-2010">[Read the Complete Post]</a><br>

Hawks can't shake empty seats [Hawk Central] - What happened Tuesday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena was disturbing, but not just because the Iowa men's basketball team struggled to defeat an obscure opponent with a lousy record.

Hawkeyes happy with a win [CR Gazette] - Call it an unlikely scare, ugly or wherever the apt description takes you. But for Iowaâs players and coaches, theyâll call it a win, and thatâs enough for now.

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